Conveying apparatus.



No. 664,427. Patented Dec. 25,1900. s. B. PECK.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STAUNTON B. PECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE LINK BELT MACHINERY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,427, dated December 25, 1900. Application filed m 28,1900. Serial No. 25,097. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: the buckets are on the lower level, the part Be it known that I, STAUNTON B. PECK, a A of one bucket is above the part B of the citizen of the United States, residing at Ohipreceding bucket. When the buckets turn cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illithe corner, thelapping of the parts is changed,

nois, have invented a certain new and useful so that the part B'is above the part A. Some 5 5 Improvement in Conveying Apparatus, of arrangement must therefore be provided for which the following is a specification. disengaging these overlapping parts at these My invention relates to conveying apparapoints. In the construction shown in the tus, and has for its object to provide a new drawings each link or connecting-piece B is I and improved apparatus of this description. provided with a projecting end or part C,

My invention is illustrated in the accomwhich projects past the pivotal or articulatpanying drawings, wherein ing point of the link or piece B. These buck- Figure 1 is a view with parts omitted, showets A are connected with the projecting ends ing an endless conveying apparatus embodyor parts 0 by means of suitable pivots or 15 ing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of axes E, which are substantially in the same the connection between the buckets and the plane as the pivots D, which connect the chain. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showlinks or pieces together. These pivots or axes ing a different construction. E may be made short, or they may extend en- Like letters refer to like parts throughout tirely across the bucket, so that one' acts for 20 the several figures. the two pivotal points on opposite sides. The

My invention is particularly adapted to be projecting end or part C may be slightly bent, used in connection with conveyers having as shown in Fig. 2, so as to facilitate the aspivoted overlapping buckets. When such sembling of the parts, or it may be straight, buckets are used, the overlapping devices or as shown in Fig. 3, the ends of the pivots or 2 5 parts connect the edges of the buckets at the axes E being provided with heads or the like, point where the buckets are filled, so as to which fit in countersunk holes. At each arprevent the material from falling between ticulating point of the chain or connecting them. When the direction of the conveyer device .1 preferably provide acarrying-wheel is changed,theoverlappingedges are changed F, mounted upon the pivot D. These carry- 30 or reversed, the edge which in one position ing-wheels engage suitable rails or the like 80. was beneath being above in the other posiupon which the conveyer is supported. I

, tion. It is therefore necessary to have some have shown in the drawings two sets of links means for disengaging these overlapping or connecting-pieces B on each side of the edges at the points'where the direction of the bucket, the carrying-wheels being located be- 35' conveyer is changed. One of the objects of tween them. It is of course evident that this my invention is to provide a construction for construction is not essential and that a single producing this result. I set of links may be used, if desired, or any I have illustrated in the drawings a conother suitable construction employed. The veying apparatus comprising a series of buckbuckets A may be provided with any suit- 0 ets A, pivotally connected with a chain or able dumping device. As herein shown, the 0 other connecting device made up of a series sides of the buckets are provided with cams of parts or links B, which are also pivotally G, which engage the cams G at the point connected together, so as to form a flexible where it is desired to unload the buckets, the construction. Some suitable overlapping deengagement being such that the buckets are 45 Vice is provided for spanning the distance or tipped so as to be emptied. V space between the edges of the buckets at I have shown in detail one construction emthe point where the buckets are loaded. Any bodying my invention; but it is of course evisuitable construction for this purpose may be dent that the form, construction,and arrangeused, and as herein shown the .buckets are ment of the parts may be greatly varied and 0 providedwithoverlappingedgesA'B. When someofthe partsomitted andothersusedwith 10o tween the two chains and being pivotally connected to two of said projecting parts, one as- 1 sociated with each chain.

Suitable guide and supporting rails are provided for the wheels F, which may be arranged in any desired manner. have been partially omitted from the drawings, so as to more clearly bring out the construction claimed.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: When the buckets are passing along the lower level, (shown in Fig. 1,) the overlapping edges A and B overlap, so as to span the space between the buckets. The buckets are preferably loaded when in this position. When the buckets turn the corners or when thedirection of the conveyer is changed, as shown at the lower right-hand corner, forexample, the projectingend or part 0, which is a part of the link or connectingpiece B, carriesthe bucket connected to it downwardly and to one side, so as to disengage the two overlapping edges and separate the buckets. As the buckets move upwardly these overlapping edges are free to adjust themselves in opposite relation, so that the edge B will be above the edge A, which is the reverse of the positions they occupy when on the lower level. When the buckets pass the upper level, the overlapping edges again engage, as shown. It will thus be seen that by providing the connecting-pieces or links with a projecting end or part which projects past the pivotal or articulating point the overlapping edges of the buckets will be disengaged at the corners, so as to leave the buckets free and permit their proper adjustment due to the change in position. This construction is durable,eificient, and cheap and is at the same time reliable and effective under all conditions.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a conveying appa- These rails ratus, of links orconnecting-piece's provided with pivots, by means of which theyare connected in position, a projecting part or end on each link projecting past one of said pivots and in substantially the same plane with both-pivots of said link, and a bucket between two of said projecting parts and pivotally connected thereto.

2. A conveying apparatus, comprising a series of links or connecting-pieces pivoted together, some of which are provided each with a projecting part, which projects past the pivotal or articulating pointandin substantially the same plane with both pivots of said link, and a series of buckets provided each with a device for spanningthe space between their edges, each bucket being placed between two of said projecting parts and pivotally connected thereto.

4. A conveying apparatus, comprising two -separated chains made up each of a set of links or connecting-pieces ,pivotally connected together, one set of links or connectingpieces associated with each chain being pro vided with projecting parts which project past the pivotal or articulating points and each projecting part in substantially the same plane with both pivots of its associated link, a-series of buckets suspended between the chains, each bucket. pivot-ally connected to one of said projecting parts associated with each chain, said buckets provided with over lapping edges, substantially as described.

STAUNTON B. PEOK.

Witnesses:

DONALD M. CARTER, HOMER L. KRAFT. 

